10-year-old boy dies at Agartala Govt Medical College, family alleges medical negligence

Agartala: The Tripura government on Thursday ordered an inquiry to investigate the death of a 10-year-old boy at the Agartala Government Medical College hospital allegedly due to medical negligence.

However, to maintain peace a large contingent of police and Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans were deployed inside the hospital. 

According to the report, Ayush Malakar (10) a resident of Khayerpur in Mohanpur near Agartala was suffering from a problem in his urinary tract. The family sought medication from a surgeon in the city in his private chamber in the city.

Accordingly, Ayush was admitted to the hospital on December 27, and allegedly they had to buy medicines and other auxiliary items for the surgery procedure from the doctor's clinic. But during the operation on the next day, Ayush was pronounced dead on the operating table, and the accused doctor fled away without meeting the patient's party.

“Almost after 30 minutes when we were waiting outside the operation theatre to meet the doctor, an attendant came out and informed us that Ayush died on the operation table. We were prevented by the security staff from getting inside and found our doctor. After a long time, they brought the body and almost pushed us out issuing a death certificate,” alleged the deceased father Apurba Malakar.

Ayush's death sparked a reaction in the hospital and immediately security personnel rushed to manage the situation but police have not yet registered any formal complaint of medical negligence. However, the health department sought a report from the hospital superintendent and ordered an inquiry into the allegations.